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Gerard J. Criner

Gerard J. Criner

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
114
Citations
60879
World Ranking
4652
National Ranking
2527

Gerard J. Criner publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerard J. Criner sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 934 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gerard J. Criner D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerard J. Criner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gerard J. Criner is affiliated with Temple University in the United States with a primary focus on Medicine, accumulating 814 publications in this field. Their subfields of study emphasize Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Surgery, and Epidemiology, highlighting a comprehensive involvement in medical research related to respiratory and systemic conditions.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), with 368 publications dedicated to this area. Other significant topics they have explored include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes.

Gerard J. Criner has a robust publication record in several prominent medical journals. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (50 publications)
  • CHEST Journal (29 publications)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation (18 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (15 publications)
  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society (11 publications)

Their research collaborations involve several coauthors with multiple joint publications, including:

  • MeiLan K. Han (95 coauthored publications)
  • Fernando J. Martínez (92 coauthored publications)
  • Mark T. Dransfield (67 coauthored publications)
  • Nadia N. Hansel (54 coauthored publications)
  • Prescott G. Woodruff (54 coauthored publications)

Recent notable papers featuring Gerard J. Criner's research include:

  • "Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19 Pneumonia," 2020, published in the New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Effect of Remdesivir vs Standard Care on Clinical Status at 11 Days in Patients With Moderate COVID-19," 2020, published in JAMA
  • "Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary," 2023, published in the European Respiratory Journal
  • "Global Initiative for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. The 2020 GOLD Science Committee Report on COVID-19 and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease," 2020, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary," 2023, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Best Publications

  • Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report: GOLD Executive Summary

    Claus F. Vogelmeier;Gerard J. Criner;Fernando J. Martinez;Antonio Anzueto

  • Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: the GOLD science committee report 2019.

    Dave Singh;Alvar Agusti;Antonio Anzueto;Peter J. Barnes

  • Azithromycin for Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD

    Richard K. Albert;Richard K. Albert;John Connett;William C. Bailey;Richard Casaburi

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes: the future of COPD.

    Mei Lan K. Han;Alvar Agusti;Peter M. Calverley;Bartolome R. Celli

  • Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society

    Amir Qaseem;Timothy J. Wilt;Steven E. Weinberger;Nicola A. Hanania

  • Effect of Remdesivir vs Standard Care on Clinical Status at 11 Days in Patients With Moderate COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Christoph D. Spinner;Robert L. Gottlieb;Gerard J. Criner;José Ramón Arribas López

  • Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19 Pneumonia.

    Carlos Salama;Jian Han;Linda Yau;William G Reiss

  • Once-Daily Single-Inhaler Triple versus Dual Therapy in Patients with COPD

    David A. Lipson;Frank Barnhart;Noushin Brealey;Jean Brooks

  • Effects of inhaled nitric oxide in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: results of a randomized phase II trial. Inhaled Nitric Oxide in ARDS Study Group.

    R P Dellinger;J L Zimmerman;R W Taylor;R C Straube

  • A randomized study of endobronchial valves for advanced emphysema.

    Frank C. Sciurba;Armin Ernst;Felix J.F. Herth;Charlie Strange

  • Low-dose inhaled nitric oxide in patients with acute lung injury: a randomized controlled trial.

    Robert W. Taylor;Janice L. Zimmerman;R. Phillip Dellinger;Richard C. Straube

  • Management of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline

    Jadwiga A. Wedzicha;Marc Miravitlles;John R. Hurst;Peter M.A. Calverley

  • Global Initiative for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. The 2020 GOLD Science Committee Report on COVID-19 and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    David M G Halpin;Gerard J Criner;Alberto Papi;Dave Singh

  • Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

    Ian D. Pavord;Pascal Chanez;Gerard J. Criner;Huib A.M. Kerstjens

  • Comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Wissam M. Chatila;Byron M. Thomashow;Omar A. Minai;Gerard J. Criner

  • Predictors of mortality in patients with emphysema and severe airflow obstruction.

    Fernando J. Martinez;Gregory Foster;Jeffrey L. Curtis;Gerard Criner

  • Chronic Bronchitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Victor Kim;Gerard J. Criner

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in the COPDGene Study: Associated Radiologic Phenotypes

    MeiLan K. Han;Ella A. Kazerooni;David A. Lynch;Lyrica X. Liu

  • Six-minute walk distance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: reproducibility and effect of walking course layout and length.

    Frank Sciurba;Gerard J. Criner;Shing M. Lee;Zab Mohsenifar

  • Low-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients With Acute Lung Injury

    Robert W. Taylor;Janice L. Zimmerman;R. Phillip Dellinger;Richard C. Straube

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
MeiLan K. Han
MeiLan K. Han University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mark T. Dransfield
Mark T. Dransfield University of Alabama at Birmingham
Frank C. Sciurba
Frank C. Sciurba University of Pittsburgh
Barry J. Make
Barry J. Make National Jewish Health
Jeffrey L. Curtis
Jeffrey L. Curtis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert A. Wise
Robert A. Wise Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Edwin K. Silverman
Edwin K. Silverman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Prescott G. Woodruff
Prescott G. Woodruff University of California, San Francisco
George R. Washko
George R. Washko Brigham and Women's Hospital

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